The social media account purportedly belonging to the daughter of the presiding judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, on the basis of which the Republican presumptive nominee demanded his recusal, was deleted by Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter a year ago, the New York state court system said.

The handle on X, formerly Twitter, that featured a profile picture of Trump behind bars used to belong to Loren Merchan. However, New York state’s Office of Court Administration (OCA) said the account has been appropriated by an unknown person, making it seem like it was Merchan’s daughter.

Trump seized on that account Wednesday in demanding that Judge Merchan recuse himself.

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